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A VIEW  FROM  THE  NORTHWEST 

FOREWORD 

Loving  parents  and  careful  college  authorities  do  not 
need  to  give  wearing  thought  to  those  boys  and  girls  who 
know  whctt  they  want  to  do.  Such  young  people  need  to  be 
encouraged  and  assisted.  The  undecided  and  faltering  youth 
is  the  problem.  Nearly  all  boys  and  girls  would  be  ambitious 
and  possess  clear  ideals  and  zvould  hunger  for  education 
could  they  but  see  the  connection  betzveen  their  own  lives 
and  the  learning  offered  them.  “ Education  for  Service ", 
training  for  more  efficient  work  is  the  demand  of  our  day, 
and  the  State  has  established  the  A.  and  M.  College,  en- 
dowed by  the  Federal  Government,  for  the  purpose  of  edu- 
cating and  training  young  men  and  young  women  for  the 
highest  efficiency  in  agriculture,  in  domestic  science,  in  en- 
gineering, the  teaching  profession,  science  and  literature, 
music,  commercial  arts,  and  the  related  branches  necessary 
to  a well  rounded  college  graduate.  Buildings  costing 
$500,000,  equipment  valued  at  more  than  $250,000  and  a 
Faculty  of  75  instructors  of  special  merit  constitute  the  pres- 
ent working  equipment  of  the  College. 

J.  FI.  CONNELL,  President. 


IN  CAP  AND  GOWN 


A DAY  AT 


OKLAHOMA  A.  & M.  COLLEGE 


OLLEGE  is  a high  sounding  term  to  the  boy  or  girl 
who  graduates  from  high  school  or  other  prepara- 
tory school.  To  some  the  term  represents  a far- 
away goal,  impossible  of  attainment  for  reasons  usu- 
ally financial. 

The  truth  is  that  college  is  by  no  means  far  removed  from 
the  average  high  school  graduate.  The  high  school  curriculum 
merges  easily  into  the  college  courses.  The  bugbear  of  finances 
fades  away  before  the  enterprising  students.  Ambitious  boys 
and  girls  who  have  no  one  dependent  upon  them  need  not  lack  a 
college  education.  Pluck  and  determination  pave  the  way  to 
college  and  to  success. 

The  selection  of  a college  is  an  important  event  in  the  life 
of  the  young  man  or  young  woman.  There  is  the  practical  side 
to  be  looked  after,  the  preparation  for  life  work.  But  more  im- 
portant still  is  that  indefinable,  intangible,  inexpressible  some- 
thing that  is  called  “College  Atmosphere”.  Four  years’  residence 
at  any  college,  four  years  of  study  and  social  relationship  with 
teachers  and  students  put  the  “College  Stamp”  on  man  or 
woman.  It  is  that  subtle  influence  of  environment  on  charac- 
ter— one  of  the  most  potent  forces  in  the  world.  A.  and  M.  of- 
fers a varied  program  of  studies;  her  “College  Spirit”  is  alive 
with  inspiration  and  teaching  force. 


CADETS  ON  PARADE 


A CORNER  OF  THE  DINING  HALL 


OFF  TO  CLASSES 


After  breakfast  the  stu- 
dents prepare  for  classes. 
Come  out  on  the  campus 
and  we  will  watch  them  on 
their  way  to  work.  You  find 
yourself  out  on  a big  quad- 
rangle. Across  the  north  end 
stretches  Morrill  Hall, 
flanked  on  the  east  by  the 
Woman's  Building  and  on 
the  west  by  the  Agronomy 
Building  and  the  Men’s 
Gymnasium.  Along  the  east 


Perhaps  you  would  like  to  take  a peep  behind  the  curtain 
before  packing  your  suitcase  for  the  college  trip.  You  would 
like  to  know  something  about  the  “human”  side  of  the  college — 
something  that  the  catalog  doesn’t  give.  You  want  to  know 
how  the  students  live  and  study.  Then  take  a little  trip  with 
us — mentally  of  course — around  the  circuit;  spend  a day  as  our 
guest  (in  imagination)  at  Oklahoma  Agricultural  and  Mechani- 
cal College  at  Stillwater. 

We  will  start  in  at  breakfast.  The  students  who  room  in 
the  Woman’s  Building  and  Boys’  Dormitory  take  their  meals  in 
a big  dining  hall  in  the  Woman’s  Building.  Several  hundred 
students  can  be  seated  at  one  time  in  this  dining  hall. 


It  is  a jolly  bunch  that  you  find  here.  Those  white-coated 
waiters  are  college  students  who  are  helping  pay  their  way 
through  school.  No  distinc- 
tion is  made  between  the  boy 
or  girl  who  works  and  those 
who  don’t. 


THE  COLLEGE  ORCHESTRA 


side  you  will  find  the  new  Chapel — a $90,000  building  and  a gem 
of  architecture.  A little  further  is  the  Library  Building,  with 
its  turrets  and  various  wings  and  additions  that  look  as  if  the 
building  had  been  trying  to  keep  pace  with  the  growth  of  the 
College  by  stretching  out  in  various  directions.  This  is  one  of 
the  old  buildings  on  the  campus,  but  not  the  oldest.  You  will 
notice  that  across  the  south  of  the  quadrangle  there  stretches 
a big,  brown,  brick  building  with  a bell  tower.  This  is  the  Cen- 
tral Building,  the  oldest  on  the  campus,  and  it  looks  almost 
dingy  compared  to  some  of  its  brand  new  neighbors.  A world 
of  tradition  centers  around  this  old  building  and  the  ivy  clings 
to  it  and  the  sparrows  chatter  along  its  eaves. 

Just  west  of  this  building  is  the  old  Engineering  Building 


THE  COLLEGE  HAS  A WELL  STOCKED  LIBRARY 


WHERE  ENGINEERING  AND  AGRICULTURE  MEET 


where  the  Business  Department  and  the  Department  of  Music 
hold  sway.  North  of  it  is  the  new  Engineering  Building,  a 
$75,000  structure,  so  new  that  the  paint  has  hardly  dried  on  the 
inside  and  a close  rival  of  the  Chapel  Building  for  architectural 
honors  on  the  campus. 

OKLAHOMA  OIL  SUPPLIES  THE  POWER 

Here  you  have  the  “quadrangle”  complete.  But  you  haven't 
nearly  seen  the  College  yet.  A little  to  the  west  is  the  Chemis- 
try Building,  the  Dairy  Building,  the  Greenhouse,  the  Boys’ 
Dormitory — all  in  one  long  row  running  north  and  south.  That 
big  white  smokestack  marks  the  location  of  the  College  power 
plant  with  its  huge  boilers,  fired  by  oil.  Underground  tunnels 
carry  the  steam  pipes  and  the  electric  conduits  to  the  various 
College  buildings. 

From  the  Greenhouse  a road  winds  off  to  the  College  farm 


EVERYTHING  HERE  IS  THE  WORK  OF  STUDENTS 


and  along  a natural  rise  to  the  west  you  see  a string  of  big 
barns.  They  are  a part  of  the  College  equipment. 

There  are  thirteen  big  buildings  in  all.  More  than  half  a 
million  dollars  is  represented  in  all  these  buildings.  The  campus 
is  situated  on  an  8o-acre  tract,  flanked  on  two  sides  by  the  resi- 
dence district  of  Stillwater  and  within  easy  walking  distance  of 
the  business  section  and  railroad  station. 

The  College  farm  embraces  a tract  of  1,000  acres.  It  is 
separate  from  the  College  grounds  proper. 

But  here  come  the  students  to  classes.  Out  of  the  dormi- 
tories and  from  every  street  leading  to  the  College  you  see 
young  men  and  women  going  to  class  with  books  under  their 
arms. 

WHERE  THE  TYPEWRITERS  CLICK 

Every  building  seems  to  be  getting  its  share  of  students. 
The  windows  are  open  and  you  hear  the  faint  clicking  of  type- 
writers in  the  Business  Department — sometimes  as  many  as 
forty  typewriters  being  in  operation  at  the  same  time. 

Let  us  take  a peep  into  the  general  library.  We  find  a big, 
airy  room,  with  plenty  of  light  pouring  into  the  windows.  There 
are  numerous  long  tables  with  chairs  along  all  sides.  Students 
are  seated  at  the  tables,  busily  preparing  lessons  or  looking  up 
references.  There  are  nearly  16,000  books  at  the  convenience 
of  students,  besides  some  30,000  unbound  volumes.  In  this  same 


PRESIDENT  CONNELL  AT  HIS  DESK 


building  are  the  art 
rooms,  the  V eterinary 
Science  and  Zoological 
laboratories  and  the 
public  speaking  room. 

The  veterinary  sci- 
ence work  is  in  many 
ways  among  the  most 
important  that  the  Col- 
lege carries  on.  Okla- 
homa, because  of  her 
STUDENTS  MAKING  BUTTER  BY  MACHINERY  immense  livestock  in- 
terests, needs  more 
trained  veterinarians.  This  department  is  to  be  greatly  strength- 
ened during  the  next  year. 

The  Art  Department  will  be  a revelation  to  you.  You 
would  hardly  expect  much  attention  to  be  paid  art  in  an  agri- 
cultural and  mechanical  college,  but  art  and  agriculture,  or  art 
and  engineering,  are  by  no  means  incompatible.  You  will  see 
craft  work  that  would  grace  any  home — drawings  and  paintings 
-that  are  creditable  indeed.  Wood  carving  is  done  extensively, 
and  many  a student  has  helped  furnish  his  home  by  his  skill 
attained  in  the  art  classes  at  A.  and  M.  College. 

The  mathematics  classrooms  are  in  the  Central  Building. 
You  will  find  a strong  department  here.  A good  many  of  the 
Sub-Freshman  classses  are  in  the  same  building. 

STUDENTS  AS  EDITORS 

The  print  shop  is  in  the  basement  of  the  Central  Building. 
Here  are  published  The  New  Education,  the  catalog  and  every 
article  of  printed  matter  that  goes  out  from  the  College.  The 


THERE  IS  MONEY  IN  WOOL 


big  lino  type 
machine  is 
kept  busy  all 
day  long  and 
the  presses 
are  never  idle. 

O r a n ge  and 
Black,  the  stu- 
d e n t weekly 
paper,  The 
Prog  ressive 
A griculturist, 
published 

monthly  by  students  and  members  of  the  Faculty,  and  The  En- 
gineering Bulletin,  published  quarterly  by  students  and  Faculty 
of  the  Engineering  Division,  are  all  printed  here. 

We  will  now  visit  the  Chemistry  Building.  You  could  find 
this  building  in  the  dark,  for,  like  other  chemistry  buildings  it 
gives  off  unmistakable  odors.  You  will  doubtless  be  surprised 
at  how  much  larger  are  the  laboratories  than  those  at  your  own 
high  school. 

The  Dairy  Building  is  a popular  place.  They  make  high 
grade  butter,  unbeatable  ice  cream  and  six  different  kinds  of 
cheese  here.  The  students  also  do  advanced  registry  testing  for 
owners  of  dairy  cows  throughout  the  State.  Graduates  are  em- 
ployed as  managers  of  dairy  farms  and  dairy  factories,  as  butter- 
makers  and  ice  cream  makers  and  wherever  dairymen  are  needed. 

It  is  now  chapel  time  and  we  will  cross  over  to  the  Chapel 
Building.  Here  is  the  best  opportunity  to  see  the  student 
body  in  mass.  From  practically  every  county  of  the  State,  from 


STUDENTS,  NOT  BLACKSMITHS 


many  States,  and  even  from  foreign  countries  these  students 
have  come.  It  is  broadening  and  informational  just  to  mingle 
with  them,  listen  to  their  conversation  and  notice  their  habits, 
customs,  etc.  It  is  a big  school.  Nearly  one  thousand  students 
are  congregated  in  the  chapel  session.  Most  of  these  students, 
of  course,  came  from  Oklahoma.  A few  years  from  now  they 
will  be  men  and  women  who  are  doing  things  in  this  State.  They 
are  the  citizens  who  make  history.  It  is  worth  while  knowing 
them,  it  is  eminently  worth  while  to  become  one  of  them. 

WHERE  ENGINEERS  ARE  MADE 

We  will  now  double  back  across  the  campus  to  the  Engin- 
eering Building.  This  is  one  of  the  most  modern  school  build- 
ings in  the  country.  There  are  four  branches  of  engineering 
taught  here,  each  branch  opening  up  possibilities  of  unlimited 
achievement.  As  you  stroll  through  the  electrical  laboratories 
you  are  reminded  of  the  wonderful  inventions  of  the  wizard, 
Edison.  The  big  electrical  companies  that  hire  little  armies  of 
trained  men  annually  are  glad  to  get  the  graduates  of  A.  and  M. 

In  the  mechanical  engineering  rooms  you  will  find  sturdy 
machines  for  testing  strength  of  materials.  That  big  machine 
over  yonder  can  tell  you  just  how  many  pounds  weight  a bar  of 
iron  will  sustain.  You  will  be  interested  in  the  big  test  boiler, 
where  it  is  possible  to  find  just  how  many  pounds  of  steam  can 
be  made  by  a gallon  of  oil,  a pound  of  coal  or  any  quantity 
of  gas. 

You  see  a crowd  of  young  men  starting  out  with  transits 
and  “chains”  to  survey  a field  or  determine  the  “fall”  between 
two  points.  The  transits  look  like  miniature  telescopes  mounted 
on  camera  tripods,  but  without  them  railroads  would  be  built  by 
guesswork  and  the  Panama  Canal  might  never  have  been  dug. 

The  architectural  engineering  students  are  taught  accuracy 
up  to  the  final  notch.  A “bobble”  of  the  architect  might  mean 


WAR  ON  THE  ORCHARD  PESTS 


SHE’S  A COW  WORTH  KNOWING  ! 

the  loss  of  thousands  of  dollars,  or  a structure  lacking  in  essen- 
tial requirements. 

We  will  now  visit  Morrill  Hall,  the  administration  building 
of  the  College. 

The  reception  room  leading  to  President  Connell’s  office  is 
well  filled.  During  the  busy  hours  of  the  day  this  room  is  sel- 
dom empty  of  visitors.  You  wonder  how  the  President  ever  gets 
his  work  done  with  all  these  callers,  each  with  a different  request 
to  make,  a grievance  to  settle,  or  some  new  plan  to  suggest.  The 
heavy  correspondence,  the  financial  matters  and  other  real  work 
of  the  office  are  done  before  these  visitors  get  down  in  the  morn- 
ing or  after  the  stream  of  callers  has  halted  in  the  afternoon. 
You  find  the  President  in  a big,  airy,  cheerful  room.  A vase  of 
fresh  flowers  sits  on  a table.  The  President  greets  you  cordially. 
Any  student  in  the  College  finds  ready  access  to  his  office, 
and  President  Connell  is  never  too  busy  to  advise  students 


ON  THE  TRAIL  OF  THE  MICROBE 


i— A DORMITORY  HOSPITAL  WARD.  2— PARLOR,  WOMAN’S  BUILDING 
3— A FAST  GAME  OF  TENNIS.  4— STUDENT’S  ROOM,  WOMAN’S  BUILDING 
5 — STUDENT’S  ROOM,  MEN’S  DORMITORY 


COLLEGE  LIFE  IS  NOT  ALL  STUDY 


who  take  their  personal  problems  to  him.  In  this  office  the  Col- 
lege Faculty  meets. 

The  other  executive  offices,  those  of  the  Registrar,  Financial 
Secretary,  etc.,  are  on  this  floor.  So  are  the  rooms  of  the  Teach- 
ers’ Normal  Division — where  teachers  are  prepared  to  teach  in 
the  schools  of  this  and  other  States. 

Upstairs  we  find  the  office  of  the  Experiment  Station. 

The  College  Extension  Division  has  offices  on  this  floor. 
Dean  B.  C.  Pittuck  is  the  man  who  pulls  the  wires  that  send  a 
special  agricultural  train  speeding  over  the  State,  spread  the 
tents  for  an  encampment  school  or  supply  a county  fair  with 
expert  judges  for  the  poultry  exhibition  or  prize  baby  show. 

The  Department  of  Horticulture  and  Botany  and  the  De- 
partment of  Entomology  are  on  this  floor. 

After  lunch  we  will  inspect  the  Woman’s  Building.  You 
climb  the  steps  to  a wide  veranda.  Inside  you  find  yourself  in  a 
spacious  parlor,  everything  spick  and  span  and  homelike.  There 
is  a piano  in  a little  side  room.  The  girls’  rooms  are  cozy  and 
pretty.  There  is  a hospital  room  for  the  use  of  girls  who  be- 
come ill,  but  the  vigorous  exercise  of  college  girls  makes  the 
hospital  ward  of  little  use..  Exercise  is  a part  of  the  daily  life  of 
the  college  girl.  She  is  as  much  at  home  on  the  tennis  court  as 
at  a “pink  tea”.  You  have  noticed  on  your  rounds  of  the  College 
that  the  young  women  here  dress  simply  and  in  good  taste. 
Dressmaking,  not  the  professional  kind,  but  dressmaking  for  use 
in  the  home,  is  taught  in  the  Domestic  Arts  Department.  The 
girls  make  many  of  their  own  dresses.  Millinery  is  also  taught 
in  the  same  way.  Many  persons  are  surprised  to  find  so  many 
young  women  here.  The  College  offers  broad  training  aside 
from  the  purely  technical  courses.  There  were  32i  young 
women  enrolled  in  regular  courses  last  year. 


A FARM  OF  ONE  THOUSAND  ACRES 


That  somber  brick  building  to  the  northwest  is  the  Men’s 
Dormitory.  It  looks  a little  cold  and  forbidding  from  the  out- 
side, but  is  pleasant  enough  inside. 

Oh,  yes,  the  barns!  We  had  almost  overlooked  that  part  of 
it.  The  College  has  some  fine  groups  of  pure  bred  livestock.  A 
big  New  York  moving  picture  manufacturing  house  made  fifty 
films  of  a parade  of  A.  and  M.  College  livestock  and  sent  them 
out  all  over  the  country. 

You  would  like  to  stroll  over  the  College  farm  of  1,000  acres, 
where  experiments  are  conducted  along  the  lines  of  orchard  and 
farm  crops.  You  see  students  plowing  with  traction  engines, 
pruning  and  spraying  trees,  cultivating  model  gardens.  You 
could  spend  an  entire  day  examining  the  many  interesting  sights 
on  the  farm. 

Over  on  the  campus  the  band  is  playing.  We  will  visit  the 
military  parade  grounds  where  the  regiment  of  College  cadets 
is  at  drill. 

The  athletic  field  is  a busy  place  in  the  afternoon  after  the 
classroom  period  of  the  day  is  over.  The  College  has  an  excel- 
lent 440-yard  oval  track,  enclosing  football  field  and  a baseball 
diamond.  Athletics  are  well  supported  here  and  the  grandstand 
isn’t  big  enough  to  hold  the  crowds  at  a big  game  or  meet. 

Just  a word  now  about  student  activities  other  than  those 
already  mentioned.  Dramatics  find  plenty  of  enthusiasts  among 
the  students.  The  Chapel  stage  is  large  enough  to  accommodate 
any  student  play,  and  the  student  body  and  townspeople  of 
Stillwater  patronize  these  events  liberally.  Happily  there  is  no 
such  thing  as  hazing  at  this  school. 

The  trip  over  the  College  grounds  is  now  finished  and  you 
are  ready  to  catch  your  train.  On  the  way  to  the  station  you 
are  impressed  with  the  beautiful  shade  trees  that  line  both  sides 
of  the  walk  and  make  a veritable  bower  overhead.  The  Still- 
water houses  are  all  homelike  and  every  yard  has  its  shade  trees. 
Practically  every  home  in  the  vicinity  of  the  College  houses 
from  two  to  ten  or  twelve  students  during  the  term. 

The  railroad  station  is  a handsome  brick  and  tile  structure. 
Twice  each  year,  in  early  September  and  late  May,  the  station 
platform  is  piled  high  with  student  baggage.  It  is  an  interesting 
sight  to  watch  the  students  arrive  in  the  fall.  It  is  like  a big 
annual  reunion.  Everybody  is  happy  and  ready  for  another  nine 
months  of  study. 

But  here  is  your  train.  So  you  are  coming  back  next  fall? 
Well,  it  is  a wise  decision  and  you  will  never  have  cause  to  re- 
gret it.  Just  drop  a line  to  the  President  so  everything  will  be 
clear  about  your  entrance  credits  and  we  will  know  you  are  com- 
ing. If  you  haven’t  received  a copy  of  the  catalog,  just  send  us 
your  address  and  you  will  get  one  by  return  mail. 


i— IN  THE  CHEMISTRY  LABORATORY.  2— A STILLWATER  HOME,  NES- 
TLED AMONG  THE  TREES.  3— ALL  READY  FOR  A DINNER  PARTY 
4— A DRAWING  CLASS 


A.  & M.  LEADS  IN  ATHLETICS 


Bulletin  of  the  Oklahoma  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College.  Entered 
March  9,  1903,  at  Stillwater,  Oklahoma,  as  second  class  matter,  under  Act  of 
Congress,  July  16,  1894. 


